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Abortion Denials Can Cause Mental Health Problems for Mothers and Children: ‘It’s a Burden They Both Carry Forever’

Hours after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overruled women’s civil rights to abortion, clinics began turning away patients who were seeking abortions. The overall effect of the ban on her clients is fear, said Rebecca Jones, a licensed counselor in San Antonio. “It’s terror of being oppressed and marginalized. It’s hopelessness, helplessness, and despair.”